diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 5453af26f..91dfe8cf1 100755
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -715,6 +715,36 @@ static inline void sanitize_event_name(char *name)
 			*name = '_';
 }
 
+struct count_symbols_struct {
+	const char *func_name;
+	unsigned int count;
+};
+
+static int count_symbols(void *data, const char *name, struct module *unused0,
+			 unsigned long unused1)
+{
+	struct count_symbols_struct *args = data;
+
+	if (strcmp(args->func_name, name))
+		return 0;
+
+	args->count++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(char *func_name)
+{
+	struct count_symbols_struct args = {
+		.func_name = func_name,
+		.count = 0,
+	};
+
+	kallsyms_on_each_symbol(count_symbols, &args);
+
+	return args.count;
+}
+
 static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
 	/*
@@ -842,6 +872,31 @@ static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (symbol && !strchr(symbol, ':')) {
+		unsigned int count;
+
+		count = number_of_same_symbols(symbol);
+		if (count > 1) {
+			/*
+			 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
+			 * using KSYM only.
+			 */
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
+			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+			goto error;
+		} else if (count == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+			 * kprobe.
+			 */
+			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 	if (event) {
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_event_name(&event, &group, buf,
@@ -1805,6 +1860,7 @@ static int unregister_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+
 /* create a trace_kprobe, but don't add it to global lists */
 struct trace_event_call *
 create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
@@ -1814,6 +1870,24 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 	int ret;
 	char *event;
 
+	if (func) {
+		unsigned int count;
+
+		count = number_of_same_symbols(func);
+		if (count > 1)
+			/*
+			 * Users should use addr to remove the ambiguity of
+			 * using func only.
+			 */
+			return ERR_PTR(-EADDRNOTAVAIL);
+		else if (count == 0)
+			/*
+			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+			 * kprobe.
+			 */
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * local trace_kprobes are not added to dyn_event, so they are never
 	 * searched in find_trace_kprobe(). Therefore, there is no concern of
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index d4a69b839..22c05ca97 100755
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(BAD_MAXACT,		"Invalid maxactive number"),		\
 	C(MAXACT_TOO_BIG,	"Maxactive is too big"),		\
 	C(BAD_PROBE_ADDR,	"Invalid probed address or symbol"),	\
+	C(NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL,	"The symbol is not unique"),		\
 	C(BAD_RETPROBE,		"Retprobe address must be an function entry"), \
 	C(BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX,	"Invalid probed address suffix"), \
 	C(NO_GROUP_NAME,	"Group name is not specified"),		\